Growing and Sewing all things Floral

Weeks of vintage glamour, brocade evening gowns and delicate glass glistening with gold now comes to an end and I find myself in the Meadow Garden after a month of garden neglect. The wind has torn off, tangled up and ripped out of the ground the rabbit proof gate and post and beaten my tall, statuesque Brussels Sprouts plants to the ground. Unhappily, at first, I breath in the peaty Moorland air as I squelch in my wellington boots onto the sodden grass to pull up the gate. Another deep breath and then, very soon after, I find myself soothed by this manual task and am now content and accepting of the force of the wind and nature which governs this wild terrain where I chose to live my life.

As I harvest my Red Cabbage crop, I am quickly muddy and wet and an old Zen proverb, shared with me by a special friend, many years ago, begins to seep into my thoughts.

And I feel good and happy and free and so grateful that I know the value of the simple tasks and of hard work. Gardening is like that, it clears a path to something elemental which feeds the body and the soul.

A dear friend of mine did her PhD research on the disposal of sewage sludge. After a day of unspeakable field work, she would go home, have a bath, put on a ball gown and wear it for the evening… just because!

Thank you so much Gretchen. I have had to learn that I can not fight the force of nature here. And actually, now, I just go with it and walk in it whatever the weather. It really is an incredible thing to live in a part of the country where ‘wild’ is so close.
Although,,,,tears are shed when the wind breaks my flowers x

Thank you so much Honey, I am so sorry for this late response, I try so hard to get everything done, but fail all the time!
I am just baking a new batch of Limpa with berry, Rye, orange and fennel. Trying to get it right!
Karen

Thank you so much Theadora. I am a little behind with checking out your latest post, but cant wait to visit you again.
I do hope everything is going well for you. I get the feeling that you work so very hard, putting 200% into everything you do. Remember to save some time for yourself, party girl!
Karen

Yes, I agree. But so many people do not understand that do they?
I have never forgotten that when I ran my business, some customers asked me what I was going to do one afternoon ( it was during the busy Christmas period). I was so pleased to tell them that I could not wait to get home, go into the field and collect sticks which had blown off the trees for my fire.
They laughed at me. I felt so upset, but at the same time I felt sad that they did not understand the value of such a simple and comforting task.

I am a Cottage Gardener with a passion for Cornflowers. Poppies and Delphiniums. I grow and sell old-fashioned, often scented flowers from a little blue shed. I also run creative Workshops. Why not come and colour, stitch or craft yourself happy in my studio which is full of vintage treasures, haberdashery and treasured finds?